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Re: Prospective New Laptop

On 8/1/25 8:50 AM, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote:

On 01/08/2025 13:37, Jerome BENOIT wrote:



On 01/08/2025 11:17, Richard Owlett wrote:

On 7/31/25 4:48 PM, Charles Curley wrote:

On Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:04:30 +0100
Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> wrote:


Hello All,

I'm being tempted by an ASUS laptop - ASUS-Vivobook-M3407HA - and I'm
wondering if anyone has experience with Debian and this product? It
is supplied with Windows 11 pre-installed and I look forward to
eliminating that infection, if Debian is practical.

Many thanks in advance.

Peter HB



Have you checked the Linux hardware database?
https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe
No. I'll be buying on-line, sight unseen, hence my specific query about ASUS. If there was a reliable computer vendor within 10 miles I would obviously go and test various machines for compatibility with a Trixie stick, but there isn't.
Normally I would go Dell, or HP but I've picked up some negatives on this list, hence the query about ASUS.
There are also Linux specific hardware vendors such as https:// system76.com/ . 

If they had an outlet in the UK I would investigate them, but...


We can also cite:

https://frame.work/
https://slimbook.com


See above.



May I suggest creative use of search engines.
I experimented with the following in DuckDuckGo [NOTE quotation marks]
	"Linux" "hardware" "vendor" "uk"
	"Linux" "laptop" "vendor" "uk"
	"Linux" "hardware" "vendor" "us"
	uk site:itsfoss.com
The first gave two hits:
  a link to a vendor.
  a link to a possibly useful mailing list thread.
The last was prompted by one of the hits of one of my searches. I mention it not for a specific hit but the variety of hits may suggest a useful search term. 

From the colonies. YMMV ;}







Many thanks for all the replies.

Peter HB


Cheers,
Jerome
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